Chemistry Affiliate John Rogers has won the 2011 Lemelson-MIT Prize. The annual awards recognizes outstanding innovation and creativity. Rogers will accept the award at this week's EurekaFest at MIT.
The son of a physicist and a poet, Rogers earned his doctorate in physical chemistry from MIT in 1995. Since joining the Illinois faculty in January 2003, he has distinguished himself as a mentor, encouraging his large group of students to collaboration, perseverance and innovation. He is a professor of materials science and engineering, of chemistry, of mechanical science and engineering, of bioengineering and of electrical and computer engineering.
Rogers, who is affiliated with the U. of I. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Lab, has written more than 300 published papers and holds more than 80 patents. Among his many honors, he has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, awarded a MacArthur fellowship, and named a fellow of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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